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Bill Gates
founded
Microsoft
in
1975
in
Albuquerque, New Mexico
...
2147494738
Bill Gates
registered the trade name
Microsoft
on
11/26/1976
in
Secretary of the State of New Mexico
...
2147494741
Paul Allen
registered the trade name
Microsoft
on
11/26/1976
in
Secretary of the State of New Mexico
...
2147494742
Microsoft
moved to
Bellevue, Washington
on
1/1/1979
...
2147494744
IBM
approached
Microsoft
on
7/1980
about software for its upcoming personal computer, the IBM PC
...
2147494745
Bill Gates
restructured
Microsoft
on
6/25/1981
...
2147494746
1983
Paul Allen
left
Microsoft
in
1983
...
2147494750
Bill Gates
announced
Microsoft Excel
in
1985
in
Microsoft
...
2147494752
Bill Gates
launched
Microsoft Windows
on
11/20/1985
in
Microsoft
...
2147494751
Microsoft
bought
Computer software
on
7/30/1987
...
288524
Microsoft
bought
Software
on
3/31/1991
...
338415
Microsoft
bought
PC database software
on
6/29/1992
...
310812
Microsoft
bought
Wholesale 3-D visualization software
on
2/28/1994
...
358683
Microsoft
bought
Software
on
9/27/1994
...
338410
Microsoft
bought
Software
on
11/1/1994
...
338377
Microsoft
bought
Software
on
11/15/1994
...
338395
1995
Microsoft
bought
3D graphics hardware
on
2/23/1995
...
276321
Microsoft
bought
Systems design
on
7/10/1995
...
338853
Microsoft
released
Windows 95
on
8/24/1995
...
738048
Microsoft
bought
Software
on
10/17/1995
...
338398
Microsoft
bought
Computer software
on
11/6/1995
...
288521
Microsoft
bought
Programming
on
12/12/1995
...
311539
Microsoft
bought
Software
on
3/6/1996
...
338384
Microsoft
bought
Software
on
3/12/1996
...
338391
Microsoft
bought
Computer software
on
4/23/1996
...
288523
Microsoft
bought
Software
on
6/11/1996
...
338389
Microsoft
bought
Electronic games
on
6/17/1996
...
301301
Microsoft
bought
Software
on
11/1/1996
...
338376
2000
Steve Ballmer
got a new job as
CEO
on
1/2000
in
Microsoft
...
2147494782
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